Artists #TakeoverAntlers Instagram

In these ‘day in the life of…’ 24-hour Instagram takeovers we will be giving the reins to artists we work with to post insights into their daily lives: a look into their studios, snapshots of what inspires them, events they’re attending and tasters of works in progress.

*Click here to watch video. Hey I’m @TimLaneArt, a Bristol-based artist and the first person to #TakeoverAntlers Instagram account. Follow my updates over the next 24-hours and please feel free to get involved and leave comments.

Spent morning checking out this to-scale print on canvas for a 10ft drawing commission I am currently completing for Icon Films in Bristol. Really happy with the quality and definition! It’s now ready to go onto its final stage of being turned into a scroll which is exciting! Follow @IconFilms / @IconBristol (Twitter) for the grand unveil.

Ace lunchtime visit to Icon Films to have a peek at my original drawing for the commission – haven’t seen him in while but he’s looking pretty dapper now all framed up and ready to be installed. It’s just how I wanted it look – the box framing really makes the drawing feel like an artefact.

As my final #TakeoverAntlers post I am choosing is this eerie #latergram. Went to ‘In Dreams: David Lynch Revisited’ @colstonhall the other night and it was one of the most amazing and moving experiences ever – with such a deeply talented and intelligent assemble of musicians. I wasn’t able to take pictures during the show but snuck this one in before it began: me with #Twin Peaks #theloglady bathed in light! I was so effected by #TwinPeaks as a teen (and remain so) and a lot of its thrillingly unsettling mood was set by the great #AngeloBadalamenti music. This event really captured all that dark surrealism of #DavidLynch and massively inspired me to create new work. Great musical direction by #DavidCoulter and personal standout performance was @SophiaBrous.

*Click here to watch the video. Good morning, my name is #IanChamberlain / @ianprintmaker and I am the second artist to be taking over Antlers Instagram account for the next 24-hours. In the background here you can see my studio and some current works in progress – throughout the day I will be giving you insight into my influences and use of process. Please add your own feedback and comments as it’s always great to hear other opinions. Thanks, Ian

#TakeoverAntlers @ianprintmaker : I take influence from a range of sources that are continually changing and being edited and added to. The range of books shown here is a current source of inspiration for me and is feeding into my new pieces – there will always be a place though for Piranesi and the Bechers! The CDs show a range of music that I am currently listening to.

In my practice there is a subtle connection with the singer songwriter figure and lyrics dealing with isolation, the wanderer, landscape and a sense of discovery. Although music plays a subtle role I am becoming more aware of the similarities music has with making my work such as layering, sense of place, narrative and emotional connections.

#TakeoverAntlers @ianprintmaker : This video aims to show some of the processes and stages I take the etching plate through. There is a continual cycle and reworking of the plate – it is always evolving and changing through each part of the process. Each stage adds subtle additions and layers of information.

#TakeoverAntlers @ianprintmaker : I use a range of tools that have built up over several years. Each tool has individual qualities and generally the full range is used during the making of the print. I am continually looking for new tools that offer a different quality of line or mark making.

*Click here to watch the video.#TakeoverAntlers @ianprintmaker : This last post is my new studio and a little look at the work I am currently developing. I have just finished three plates from the ‘Goonhilly’ series and am aiming to finish ‘Tower 1’ and ‘Geo-1’ by the New Year. They have taken a lot longer than previously planned but I have learnt a lot technically and practically and this will go a long way in informing new works and subject matter.

I hope you have enjoyed an insight into my art practice today and feel free to contact myself or Antlers for further information. Thanks for following and see you soon.

#TakeoverAntlers @anouk_mercier : Here you can see some current inspiration and source material for my new work. Looking at Thomas and William Daniell following a recent commission I did in response to the Neo-Moghul architecture of #SezincoteHouse in the #Cotswolds. Also, one of the images haunting me at present and inspiring my new work is ‘Grande Cascade’, Parc de St. Cloud (Original Photograph – detail).

#TakeoverAntlers @anouk_mercier : Studio tools (above) and paper stretched, stencils made (below) – ready for a new series of miniatures. These are a part of my ongoing studies into the shapes used to frame landscape scenes in 18th Century interiors.